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Vikings will host Titans, Cardinals for joint training camp practices
The Vikings viewed last year's practices with the 49ers as some of their most important preseason work for the veterans who didn't play in any of the team's three exhibition games.
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Jacky Chen's journey: Sneaking onto the field to signing with the Vikings
The offensive lineman from a Division II college out east — the son of Chinese immigrants — is one of the more unlikely undrafted free agents at the Vikings' offseason workouts.
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The first word on Brian Flores' new Vikings defense: 'Intense'
As the Vikings began 11-on-11 practices this week, the team's coaches are laying the groundwork for reprogramming a group of young defenders.
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Souhan: Minnesota sports observations and opinions after a darkness retreat
Aaron Rodgers and Rudy Gobert are not the only ones who can turn off the lights and get wise.
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Vikings' Osborn aims to fit in whatever role the team needs
Receiver K.J. Osborn has found himself in the awkward spot of an NFL veteran mentoring a first-round draft pick while also competing for roles during a contract year.
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Happy in Cleveland, Za'Darius Smith details problems with Vikings contract
The edge rusher, traded this month, was unhappy with the guaranteed part of his Vikings deal and pointed to weekly roster bonuses as a reason for his slip in production after sustaining a knee injury.
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Vikings are asking a lot of new defensive coordinator Brian Flores
The biggest defensive upgrade the Vikings made this offseason so far has been at coordinator. On Thursday's Daily Delivery podcast, Michael Rand and Andrew Krammer map out his daunting challenge.
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Minnesota Vikings' home to be paid off before 2023 season
U.S. Bank Stadium's outstanding $377 million debt will be retired by July under new law.
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One month after NFL draft, here's what 29 Vikings grades tell us
Do the relatively arbitrary and meaningless grades gain some strength when there are enough of them and they are put into a broader context?
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NFL's Coach Accelerator Program aims to create more diverse league
The program was held this week in Eagan, where people such as Vikings assistant coach Keenan McCardell could participate in networking and educational opportunities.
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Cine practicing with Vikings without limitations after serious leg injury
Second-year safety Lewis Cine, the team's first-round draft pick in 2022, missed most of last season after sustaining compound fractures in his left leg in Week 4.
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Vikings podcast: Flores' takeover, key players missing and OTA storylines
The Star Tribune's Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand discuss storylines around Vikings spring practices at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.
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Former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is not ready to retire
Peterson, who turned 38 in March, isn't ruling out a return this year — if a team wants him. "Mentally, I haven't officially hung it up."
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Vikings' preseason dates and times set, starting with late game in Seattle
The Vikings will play in Seattle for the ninth time in the last 13 years, but will host two of three preseason games in August.
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Jefferson, Cook among the absent for Vikings' voluntary practices
Danielle Hunter was also not on the field and first-round draft pick Jordan Addison watched from the sidelines during the team's first session open to reporters.
Vikings offseason organized team activities
The Minnesota Vikings held offseason organized team activities Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn.
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Bills safety Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience
Wearing shorts and his familiar No. 3 blue practice jersey, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin began easing his way back into football during the team's voluntary minicamp on Tuesday, some five months after having a near-death experience on the field.
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Souhan: Nothing in the pro sports landscape can touch the NFL
In every measurable way — from franchise values to draft coverage to football-specific mega-stadiums — the NFL is the shrewdest operation in sports.
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